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Headline Roundup April 29th, 2015

Hillary Gives Speech on Criminal Justice

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Hillary Clinton doubles down on racial justice in first campaign address
Hillary Clinton doubles down on racial justice in first campaign address

Washington Times

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Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday demanded sweeping criminal justice reforms to end a “pattern” of black men being killed by police and black communities being subjugated by poverty, as the Baltimore riots pushed race relations to the forefront of her presidential campaign.

Mrs. Clinton called for an end to racial profiling, alternatives to incarceration for low-level offenses and body cameras on police officers nationwide to help fix a justice system that she said was tilted against black men.

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Hillary Clinton just gave one of the most important speeches of her career
Hillary Clinton just gave one of the most important speeches of her career

Vox

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Fair or unfair, Democrats' chief criticism of Hillary Clinton has been that she doesn't truly share their most cherished values, particularly when it comes to addressing inequality. They also worry that she's not ready for prime time — that she's too stilted, too programmed, too cold on the stump.

On Wednesday she answered both points.

Her first major policy address of the 2016 campaign was Clinton at her finest, showcasing both strong policy chops and a deep sensitivity to Americans who are heartbroken over the deaths of young black men...

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Definitive Proof That Mitch McConnell Is A Dick
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Our inaugural entry is Mitch McConnell. Addison Mitchell Mitch McConnell Jr. is a lawyer a senior U.S. Senator from Kentucky the new Senate majority leader...

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